Jones record

The game also marked the return of senior Tre Madden, who gained 32 yards, after missing the previous two games with a knee injury.

Attendance low

The announced attendance of 83,602 was the smallest crowd for a USC-UCLA game at the Coliseum since 1980 (83,491), which was the final Crosstown Rivalry at the Coliseum where the Bruins were the home team (a 20-17 UCLA victory).

It was the smallest USC-UCLA crowd at the Coliseum when USC was the home team since 1975 (80,927), a 25-22 UCLA win. Since 2007, the sixth consecutive USC-UCLA sellout, there has been only one sellout in the series, the Trojans’ 50-0 victory the Bruins at the Coliseum four years ago.

Alumni watch

Former USC tailback LenDale White attended the game. Former USC wide receiver Mike Williams led the team out of the Coliseum tunnel before the game.

Time stat

USC had the ball for 40 minutes, 1 second while UCLA had it for just 19:59. It was the sixth time USC’s won time of possession, all under Helton.

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